Mid-upper-arm circumference: a surrogate measure for BMI for age z-score to identify thinness among adolescent girls in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
MUAC showed good accuracy in predicting thinness and severe thinness, with comparable sensitivity but lower specificity than BAZ. Incorporating MUAC as a screening criterion for identifying thinness and severe thinness among female adolescents could be particularly beneficial in resource-limited settings such as Ethiopia.
Authors
- Gudina Egata (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6541-0383)
- Demewoz Haile (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0047-4276)
- Solome Zebene
Institutions
- Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (US)
- Addis Ababa University (ET)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Nutrition
- Published
- 2024-12-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fnut.2024.1506576
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.54
Funders
- Addis Ababa University